After the devastation of their loss 12 months ago, Tipperary boss John Evans was ecstatic at the final whistle last night in Austin Stack Park after securing the county’s first ever Munster U-21 football crown.

Carlow 0-11 Clare 1-9

Fingal 7-15 Tyrone 0-7

Kerry 2-22 Armagh 1-9

Morton 0 Celtic 1

Antrim manager Liam Bradley put one over on his son Eoin as the Saffrons battled their way to a 3-7 to 0-15 win over Derry at Casement Park today.

Northampton 34 Perpignan 0

Scarlets 31 London Irish 22

Robert Downey Jr has an Iron Man head at his house.

Blackburn 2 Everton 3

The UK competition watchdog today hit 10 retailers and two tobacco manufacturers with fines totalling £225m (€255.9m) for "unlawful practices" in pricing of cigarettes, cigars and rolling tobacco.

Stephen Soderbergh has compared Matt Damon to screen legend Jack Lemmon.

Manchester United 2 Blackburn 0

New Zealand 32 Australia 19

Allegations of sexual assault against struck-off medic Michael Shine will be examined by a Government-appointed investigator, it was confirmed today.

Crystal Palace today branded allegations that one their players racially abused Cardiff’s Michael Chopra as “outrageous”.

Ireland 82 Serbia 0

The Football Association will examine allegations that Cardiff striker Michael Chopra suffered racist abuse following the Coca-Cola Championship match against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Brive 13 Leinster 36

Dunloy (Antrim) 2-16 Ballycran (Down) 2-11